LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1937, Page 13

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

THE FAPAXURA CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING HBLI>. The annual meeting of the I'apakura Rugby League (')ub whi held last evening. There wan a his attendance of member#, Mr. (i. Wllkoii p resldl ng. The secret n r.v, Mr. X. Widdowson. presented the annual report anil this showed that the rluh had dune well last season, the senior K team having won the grade championship. Mr. K. Wulsli submitted the treasurer'* balancesheet-. This detailed an expenditure of £13ti, with a credit lialauce of £K(i. The treasurer called attention to the n mourn spent on transport, namely £.V». The following oflicer* were elected : I'm Iron, Mr. 11. Pollock: president. Mr. I. McVeagh : vice president*. M<wsrs. S. 11. (•widen. A. McCrogor, A. Kichardson. K. J. Verner and Chamberlain; executive com mil tee, Messrs. «i. Wilson. V. and K Ashbv. W. K. Francis. \V. Klliott. V Widdowson and H. C. Williams: grounds. Mct-nrn F. Wells. A. Schwatfeger, A. Kill am] K. Hates; social, Messrs. E. Scarle, \|. Wright. K. Hiimmoml and A. Mcliuitiess : treasurer. Mr. K. n'al«b ; club captain. Mr. Krunk (khorne: uudi'.or. Mr. .1, Iteams. Mr. A. Wilkic, the chairman of the League Junior Hoard, said he deplored the lack of good competition in the senior n grade last season. Tills had lieen tile matter of serious consideration during the recw and the .lunlor Ilimril hail reconi mended to the Auckland l.eagu* that the second grade be a ho! U, lied. T bin would bring about ten teams into the senior II grade anil tend to make the competition far more interesting in the coming season. One inch of rain mean* KM) tons of water to tli<* Here. 111 round 11 uini there are 77.(I»HUKM) acres in Croat Hritain and Ireland, so that an inch of rain represents 770.00(1,000 ton* or 172.480,(VH),(Mtn gallons of water